Single hand perforating-machine.



J. POWERS. SINGLE HAND PERFORATING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 9, 19124 Patented Feb. 10, 1914.

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UNITED s'rn'rss PATENT oFFioE.

JAMES POWERS, OF NZEVJ YORK, N. "Y ASSIGNOR, BY MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, T POWERS ACCOUNTING JVIACHINE CGMPANY, 0 NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION OF DELA- WARE.

SINGLE HAND PERFORATING-MACHIN E.

Patented Feb; 10. 1914.

Application filed September 9, 19l2. Serial No. 719,262.

To (ZZZ whom may, concern:

Be it known that l, Jl mizs Powsns, a citizen of the United States, residing in New York city, in the county of New York and State of York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Single Ilund Perforating'l'vl nchiues, of which the. following is a specification.

This invention has for its V iectto pro- 19 vidc an improved form of apiarzzrus for punching holes throughoutthe greater portion of the face or a card or similar object, whereby an operating member, such as a plunger to be engaged by the hand, is

readily shiftablc longitudinally and trans versely over the face of the card" to he brought to a large number of positions, and thereupon the plunger is struck or depressed by the hand to effect the punching of a hole/in the card. r

A further object is to provides form of carriage movable in one direction across the face of a card that is suitably supported, rind also a form of carrier movable in an other direction on the carriage.

- In the accompanying drawing, showing one embodiment. of invention, Figure 1 is an end elevation of the device; Fig. 2 is a plan view with the intermediate portion 3 broken away; Fig. 3 is a. longitudinal Sec- I tion on the line 3---3 of F 1'2; Fig. 4i'is a cross section on the line of Fig. 2; Fig. 5 is a vertical seciicln enlarged, through the plunger and the adjacent portion of the punches; Fig. 6 is similar view with the plunger and one of the puhehes advanced to perforate the card; Fig. 7- is a plan view with the carriage and plunger in diiferent positions from that shown in .Fig. 2; and,

Fig. 8 shows a perforated card. v

The device is shown as oomprising'oj base or frame 12', forme'd of side members 13; and 14 connected by cross members 15 end 16. The side members 13 and 14 const-ituteg suideways which support the ends of, ridge 17, whose end portions 18 endl on the guideweys, preferahly-hy on the base, and would tend to mesh-s. f r s ip l g: he cards vibe-rs- I y Qflieir extr gmities "in the cross members-:15 5511 130 It will he observed from the, plan views, Figs. 2 andv 8, that the carriage extends transversely heross the base and is slidable longitudinally of the base. The carriage 17 is provided with a plurality of socket portions extending in a series along the carriage, a set of seven sockets 27 are shown, in each of which is mounted a punch'67 provided with a head 28 at the upper enlodged poi man of the socket, A coil spring 29 is arranged in the enlarged portion between the head and the bottom wall of the enlargement, for the purpose of elevating the punch when depressed. If desired the lower cutting end of the punch may be made 7 concave to provide a cutting edge at the periphery, In their normal position, the punches do not ext'end below the bottom of the boi 'y 30 of the carriage, but when the punches are depressed by suitable meansthey will projectthrough the socketfor perforating the card v A suitable die-plate is provided that is preferably made a part of the carriage mem her, and a plate 31 is secured to the lower face of the'carria ge member 30 and pro' vided with a series of holes 32 registering with the punches 67; this plate 31 being off set a short distance from the plate or carriage 30 to-a-dmit the insertion ofthe card 5 hetween the punches and the die-plate, so that when the punch is brought down it, will enter the aperture in the die after passing through the card to out the desired opening therein. 'As soon as released, the punch will be elevated by its spring and be thus raised out of the die-plate and above the space between the punch-plate and the die--plate Since the carriage travelslongitudinally move the 9 card 33 placed in the space between the ,punch-plageand the diepplete, along with If; it is desirable provide a stationary end f g ai "v 34; and 35 areiprovidedysecnr at. 1,

the base, as, shown in '8.

bearing members, such as a seer 53M, slide in socket portions 136:. an and 21 on the two sides; respective at ,sQiacfiively, m'the carriage located at operate in grooves 22'and 23 inthe guide ways, and grooves 24 and 25 iii'theoarrisg portions; stop-platesv 26 being 'prov idodson eaoh side of the cei ings, I displacement of the bell series as the" car ends K to prevent riage is advanoad.

, as best shown in-Figlfi.

0' ends of the open space between the piste ,nd the diepIetc; and the bars rovided' with slots or sockets 39 and 40,"';repeetive1y on their opposing faces that receive jibe. longitudinal edges. of the card,

Instead of providing a separate actuating means for-each of the punches, I provide a plunger member that is shiftable' across the carriage to be brought to position to engage any one of the several punches shown. A carrier is shown in the form ofa block 41 that is slidable between the longitudinal ribs or extensions 42 and 43 at the top of the carriage, being retained in position-by over-hanging strips 44 and 45. This block has an aperture 46 in which slides the stem l7 of the lunger member which may be provided with a head 48 for convenience in crating. A spring 49 surrounds the stem Z? between the head and the block, and serves to elevate the plunger when deessed; a stop-pin 50 on the lower end the stem engaging the block to limit the upward movement of the plunger by the spring. It will be readily understood that this block can be shifted along the carriage so that the plunger can be brought to register with any one'of the seven punches, and when in such position the plunger is moved downwardly or given a blow that will cause it to engage the head of the registering punch and advance the latter to pass through the card into the die-plate. When released, the spring will withdraw the plunger to its former position and the spring on the punch operated will move the latter upward out of the card. i

For convenience in moving the carriage a certain predetermined unit distance as desired between the apertures to be punched,

a pointer 52 is provided on the carriage that registers with a set of numbers 53 on the side member of'the carriage. To insure accuracy, a spring-arm 5a is provided on the carriage that engages a pin 55 carried in a bore in the carriage, that is pressed by the spring into a series of shallow sockets 56 in the frame, that correspond in position to the set of numbers 53. Similar means are provided for accurately positioning the carrier in its movement across the carriage, a poin 57 being provided on the carrier that will move across a series of numbers 58 on the carriage. And a spring-arm 59 on the carrier enters a series of shallow sockets 60 on the carriage corresponding with the set of numbers.

In the use of the device, the'card is insorted in the sockets in the two supporting bars, and the plunger head is grasped by the hand, that will serve to shift the carriage longitudinally along the base to any desired position, and thereupon the lungen can be shifted by sliding it along t e carriage to register with any desired number, the said spring devices serving to accurately position both the carriage and the carrier. Ther'eupon it is only necessary to forcethe plunger down when the card will be per forated at that place, which is a very quick operation and easily performed. Either the carriage or plunger, or both, are then shifted to a new position and thereby a large number of perforations can be produced in the card, such as indicated in Fig. 8.

To properly position the card 33 in the guide-bars 34 and 35, a stop plate 68 is arranged projecting up from the end plate 15 against which th end of the card is brought upon being inserted at the other end of the machine. When the card has been brought to this position it is'secured, by means of a pin 69 placed-in'holes 70 in the bar 35.

Having thus described my invention, I claim 1. In a manual card punching device, a base having a pair of guideways, a carriage slidable in the guideways, the carriage having a series of sockets extending across it transversely to its path of movement, a punch located in each of the sockets, a carrier on the carriage, a plunger movable on the carrier, the carrier being slidable across the carriage to bring the plunger to register with the said punches successively, and a die plate ofl'set a short distance from the socket portions and provided with holes for registering with the said punche 2. In a manual card punching device, a base having a pair of guideways, a carriage slidable in the guideways, the carriage having a series of sockets extending across it transversely to its path of movement, a punch located in each of the sockets, a carrier on the carriage, a plunger movable on the carrier, the carrier being slidable across the carriage to bring the plunger to register with Q18 said punches successively, and a die plate on the carriage offset a short distance from the socket portions and provided with holes for registering with the said punches.

3L In a manual card punching device, a base having a pair of guideways, a carriage slidable in the guideways, the carriage having a series of sockets extending across it transversely to its path of movement, a punch'located in each of the sockets, a carrier on the carriage, a plunger movable on the carrier, the carrier being slidable across the carriage to bring the plunger to register with the said punches successively, a die plate offset a short distance from the socket portions and provided with holes for regis- "punch located in each of the sockets, a carrier on the carriage, a plunger movable on the carrier, the carrier bein slidable across the carriage to bring, the p unger to register with the sald punches successively, a die .plate on the carriage offset a short distance from thesocket portions and provided with holes for registering with the said punches, and fixed means carried by the base for supporting a card to be perforated by the punches when actuated by the Inn er.

5. In a manual card unching evice, a base having a pair of guideways, a carriage slidable in the guideways, the carriage having a series of sockets extending across it transversely to its path of movement, a punch located in each of the sockets, a carrier on the carriage, a plunger movable on the carrier, the carrier being slidable across the carriage to bring the plunger to register with the said punches successively, a die plate offset a short distance from the socket portions and provided with holes registering with the said punches respectively, and a pair of bars supported at their ends on the base and located at each side of the carriage and provided with sockets on their opposing faces to receive the edges of the car and support it between the die plate and the punches in the different positions of the carriage on the base.

6. In a manual card punching device, a base having a pair of guideways, a carriage slidable in the guideways, the carriage having a series of sockets extending across it transversely to its path of movement, a punch located in each of the sockets, a carrier on the carriage, a plunger movable on the carrier, the carrier being slidable across the carriage to bring the plunger to register with the said punches successively, a die plate on the carriage offset a short distance from the socket portions and provided with holes registering with the said punches respectively, and a pair of bars supported at their ends on the base and located at each side of the carriage and provided with sockets on their opposing faces to receive the edges of the card and support it between the die plate and the punches 1n the different positions of the carriage on the base.

' JOHN Monnis. 

